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How Much Do You Need To Water a Green Bean Plant

By: Aletta Fischer, Gabrielle Hart, William Rath, and Liam Oberst

December 16, 2016 Period 4

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Introduction:

When you own a plant, you are supposed to water it every day to keep it healthy and

alive. But how much water is too much water? It is easy to wonder if the amount of water given

to the plant every day was going to affect its growth. Would watering a plant every day and every

other day actually make an impact? In this experiment, this will be tested out on a green bean

plant. This experiment uses two of the same type of plant, planted in separate cups. One plant is

to be watered every single day and the other is to be watered every other day. Research on this

subject concluded that bean plants use approximately 1/2 inch of water each day during the

blossom and pod growth period (Rodriguez, n.d.). Other information that was gathered was that

the plants should be watered daily to replace the water uptake by the root system during the

development period (Rodriguez, n.d.). The largest cause of plant death isnt under-watering, its

over-watering. When the roots start to drown in the water, the plant will not have enough oxygen

to breathe and it will die (Heffernan, 2012). A plant cannot be over-watered, but it cannot be

under-watered either. Depending on the type of plant, the amount of water needed for it to

survive can vary. The hypothesis is, if the amount of water given to the plants is controlled, then

the plant that is watered every day will grow at a faster rate . The independent variable is the

amount of water. The dependent variable is the growth of each plant. The constants are the same

type of bean plants, the same type of soil, the same amount of sunlight, and the same type of cup.

There is no control group. The experimental groups are the plant that is being watered every

other day and the plant that is being watered every day.

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Materials:

Two plastic cups


One package of green bean seeds
Enough soil to fill both cups
A ruler to measure height of seeds
Water

Procedures:

1. Fill the plastic cups with dirt

2. Plant the seeds in the dirt at about finger length depth

3. Poke four holes in the bottoms of the cups

4. Water the seeds (one every single day, one every other day)

5. Measure the plant with a ruler every day for each of the two plants

6. Record data

Results

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Plant One and Plant Two's Growth Each Day

Results Explained

The results the experiment was that the green bean plant that was watered every other day

grew faster and germinated earlier then the plant that was watered everyday. The graph shows

Plant 1's growth compared to Plant 2's growth each day in centimeters. Plant 2 started to show

growth on the eight day versus Plant 1 who germinated on day nine. The experiment was ended

on the sixteenth day when it was clear which plant was healthier and grew better.

Discussion

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Through the experiment with the green bean plant the results read that the plant watered

every other day germinated and grew at a faster rate then the plant that was watered everyday. It

was hypothesized that the plants would grow at different rates. The plant that was watered

everyday would grow at a faster rate then the plant that was watered every other day. Through

the results it can be seen that the plant that was watered every other day grew better then the one

watered everyday. These results may be possible because the plant watered everyday, Plant One,

was over watered and that stunted the growth. Giving your plant too much water destroys air

pockets in the plant and drowns the roots (Kerry, Wait, that Plant is Drowning). Plant One is

yellowish and wilting these are clear signs of over watering (Kerry, Wait, that Plant is

Drowning). Because of this it is theorized that the water was not properly measured to a half of

an inch of water, the proper amount of water for a green bean plant (Markham, How to Grow

Green Beans). The plant that was watered every other day had time to absorb the water and keep

the air pockets intact. Next time the experiment is preformed the water given to the plants each

day needs to be measured properly for correct results. Another error that might have occurred is

during Thanksgiving Break. Over Thanksgiving break it was forgotten to take the plants home

and water them. The two plants suffered a time of no water. This time significantly changed the

growth of the two plants and hurt our results. Next time this experiment is done the days the

plant is watered needs to be consistent.

References

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Delp, Rachel. "Facts About Green Bean Plant Growth." Home Guides | SF Gate. SF Gate, n.d.

Web. 13 Dec. 2016.

"Green Beans: An Easy Beginners Guide to Growing." Gentle World RSS. N.p., n.d. Web. 13

Dec. 2016.

Heffernan, Sean. "How Often Do My Plants Need Water?" Greener on the Inside.

Ambius.com, 20 Dec. 2012. Web. 15 Dec. 2016.

Markham, Derek. "How to Grow Green Beans, Even with a Brown Thumb." TreeHugger. N.p.,

10 Apr. 2014. Web. 7 Dec. 2016.

Meyer, Kerry. "Wait, That Plant Is Drowning!" Proven Winners. Proven Winners, 2016. Web. 13

Dec. 2016.

"Watering Your Veggie Garden." Watering Your Veggie Garden (National Gardening

Association). N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Dec. 2016.

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